Storm shots from a cold front
This past Friday, we had a cold front come through the area. With the cold front, we had some storms pop up and it produced a nice light show. I was able to get some video and pictures after it passed the house. Here are some of the still shots I was able to get. The first shot was a double rainbow I was able to catch when I first starting shooting.
We are having a strong cold front come through later on this week. The temperatures are going to be in the 60s for highs and 40s for lows. I’m hoping for storms so I can get more lightning shots.
I hope everyone has a safe and wonderful Halloween week.
Storm Chasing Chronicles #4 - Impromptu Lightning Hunt
Last night coming home from Lafayette, Louisiana, there was quite a bit of lightning in the area. It was unexpected. On the way, I started the video on my phone and got a bunch of lightning footage. Check out the below video of what I was able to get.
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Hurricane Laura - Long post
On August 27, 2020, we were hit by Hurricane Laura. She turned into a major hurricane with winds up to 150 mph before making landfall in Cameron, Louisiana, which is about 70 miles away from my house. The devastation from this storm is unbelievable. The pictures coming from the coast, Lake Charles, and other areas are very sad to see. Here is how the last few days went for me and my family.
Wednesday - August 26, 2020
I didn’t have to go work so we could do final preparations for the storm. There were predictions it would make landfall as a Category 2 storm, maybe a Category 3. I went to Walmart when it opened at 7am to get what supplies we needed. I went to a couple of stores and made it home. I have an anemometer somewhere (I can’t find it). I wanted to measure wind speeds when the hurricane came in. I went back to town to Tractor Supply, Walmart, and Ace Hardware to see if they had a weather station. Nobody in town had one. I got online and checked Lowe’s. They had one left. I was able to get it. When the order was ready for pickup, I went to Crowley, which is about 20 minutes south of where I live. I picked it up and noticed a bunch of generators in stock. I called my wife to see if should get one and I got one. My son came by after work to take it home. We got to the house, set it up and waited. Late in the afternoon, I was setting up my weather station and needed some supplies to mount it. So back to town I went, this time with my son. We got what we needed and went back home. It was starting to get windy and rain bands were coming in. As the night progressed, the storm intensified to a Category 4 monster, and conditions deteriorated quickly. The power kept blinking until early Thursday morning when it went out.
Thursday - August 27, 2020
Early in the morning, Laura made landfall in Cameron, Louisiana. Our house kept shaking a bit. The trash can lid kept banging against the trash can. The tree limbs by the house kept hitting the house. It was loud and bit scary. I have never been through a major hurricane before. My family and I stayed in the living room and would go to our closet when we would get tornado warnings on our phones. About 3 in the morning, I had to lay down. The power came back on briefly but was out again. Thank goodness for the generator. It ran our freezer, refrigerator, fan, and light. I was able to run my Keurig and coffee pot on it. I highly suggest getting a generator for such emergencies. It can run over 10 hours at 50% capacity.
Friday - August 28, 2020
We didn’t have power most of the day. It was restored early afternoon. A little while later, we lost it again. After a few hours, it was back on again and has been on ever since. We did have thunderstorms come through most of the day yesterday. It kept the temperature down a bit but the humidity was bad. I’m thankful we made it with minimal damage. I believe because Laura was moving so fast, it didn’t do a lot of damage. If it was a slow moving storm, the outcome would have been a lot different in my opinion.
Below are some screenshots and pictures. Thanks for the support and have a wonderful week. Shalom.
First screenshot of Hurricane Laura from Wunderground
Sunset Wednesday evening as Hurricane Laura was coming in
Screenshot of Hurricane Laura from Radarscope before landfall
Screenshot of Hurricane Laura right after landfall
Orange tree fell but it’s salvageable. It didn’t get uprooted.
The Keurig being used Thursday morning
Coffee pot being used Friday morning
Sunrise Friday morning
Storm Chasing Chronicles #3
Storm Chasing Chronicles #3 is up on YouTube. I finished editing the video last night and was able to upload it over night (yes my internet is that bad). I hope you enjoy the footage I was able to get. Please subscribe to my YouTube channel if you haven’t yet.
Thanks for watching. I greatly appreciate it. If you haven’t subscribed to my blog, please do so. I’m hoping to have Hurricane Laura coverage when she hits us Wednesday night/Thursday morning.
Thanks for supporting me. I greatly appreciate it. Shalom.
TouchRetouch App for mobile photography editing
One of my goals with this blog/website is to provide free resources for people who like to edit pictures on their phones. Today I will talk about the TouchRetouch App (Google) (IOS). I have had this app on my phone for a while now and I put it to the test yesterday, editing a lightning shot from this past weekend’s storm. Below is a before and after of the picture using the app.
Before
After
If you are into using your phone for your whole photography process, I recommend this app.
I got my pictures back!!!...
In yesterday’s blog post, I mentioned I lost my pictures from a storm chase the night before. I found a program called PhotoRec - Recover Deleted or Lost Files In Linux (I’m on Linux Mint 20). I used the program to scan my whole external hard drive to no avail (I had the incorrect settings). When I got up this morning, I scanned my SD card used to take the pictures. The first scan came up with nothing (wrong settings again). When I used the correct settings, it worked. I got my pictures back. The program even found pictures from earlier this year. I’m so stoked. Now I can edit and share the best shots from Saturday night. I will share later this week (maybe today).
One of the shots from Saturday night.
Thanks for all the support. It’s appreciated.